Briefs: Chincoteague Bay boat capsizes; Milton man dies in crash

Apr. 28, 2014

Fisherman rescued after boat capsizes in Chincoteague Bay

GIRDLETREE – A commercial fisherman was rescued from a marshy island by his father and another waterman this morning after his boat capsized Saturday night in Chincoteague Bay, authorities say.

The man, whose identity wasn’t immediately available, was taken to a hospital after he was found on Big Bay Marsh at about 7 a.m., said Sgt. Brian Albert of the Maryland Natural Resources Police. He may have been suffering from hypothermia, but it wasn’t thought to be life-threatening.

The boat capsized at about 6 p.m. Saturday, and the man swam to the nearest land he could find, Albert said. His father went looking for him after he didn’t return home on time.

Milton man dies in single-vehicle crash

MILTON – A Milton man died after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, authorities say.

Andrew Rottmann, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at Cedar Creek Road near Isaacs Road near Milton, according to Delaware State Police.

The agency gave this account: Rottmann was driving southbound at about 2:25 a.m. on Cedar Creek in a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta “at a high speed” when the car slipped off the right side of the road near a slight left curve. The car veered back across the northbound lanes and began spinning clockwise as Rottmann overcorrected at the wheel.

The Volkswagen spun off the right side of the road, striking a utility pole on the passenger side. Rottmann was wearing a seat belt.